Mayor Calls for Crime Plan as Violent Offenses Rise in Dallas
Homicides in Dallas are on course to hit a 10-year high by the year’s end, sparking a demand by Mayor Eric Johnson...Read More
Experts Call for Prison Reform in Texas as Health Care Costs Rise
Texas has made moves to reduce its massive prison population in recent years. Some experts say the state’s reforms don’t go far...Read More
Texas’ Highest Court Stays the Execution of Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed
The case of Rodney Reed, a Texas man facing execution, has made headlines across the nation in recent weeks as millions of...Read More
Is it a Crime to be Homeless in Texas?
A standoff between Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and the City of Austin over the state capital’s liberal homelessness laws has led to...Read More
Study Finds Thousands are Imprisoned on the Testimony of Discredited Police Officers
In cases that come down to the word of a police officer against that of a defendant, juries often believe the police...Read More
Murder Suspect in Texas was Left Unchecked for Two Weeks After GPS Company Repossessed His Ankle Bracelet
Electronic monitoring systems are widely used in Texas as an alternative to incarceration and for defendants on bond who are awaiting a...Read More
Homicides Spike in Dallas as Killings Fall Elsewhere In Texas
Murder rates are falling in most Texas cities. However, Dallas is a glaring exception to the rule as the homicide rate heads...Read More
Did Antisemitism Influence Death Row Sentence for Man Accused of Killing a Police Officer?
Randy Halprin has been on Texas’ Death Row for a decade for a high-profile prison escape that resulted in the killing of...Read More
Dallas Defense Attorney Explains Texas Criminal Trespass Basics
If you enter someone else’s property without permission, you can be charged with a crime called criminal trespass. In addition to being...Read More
Mass Shooting in West Texas Raises New Questions About the State’s Gun Laws
Another mass shooting in Texas has reopened questions about some of the most liberal gun laws in the country. Seth Ator went...Read More